A group of Chinese villagers have travelled to the Netherlands to demand a Dutch collector return a Buddha statue that contains the remains of a 1,000-year-old monk.

The villagers claimed that the statue was of Zhanggong Zushi, a respected Buddhist Master, and it was stolen from their local temple in south-east China in 1995.

一群村民前往荷兰，要求荷兰收藏家归还一尊有着1000年历史的“章公祖师”肉身坐佛像。

村民称，“章公祖师”肉身坐佛像是1995年被从当地寺庙偷走的。

The Dutch collector, named Oscar van Overeem, said he was willing to return the statue and the remains, but he had failed to reach an agreement with the Chinese on the terms of the return, according to media reports.

据报道，荷兰收藏家范奥维利姆表示愿意归还，但是未能与人就归还达成协议。

The trial of the lawsuit started on July 14 in Amsterdam.

诉讼于7月14日在阿姆斯特丹开始。

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外文：https://www.dailymail.co.uk

Lavender Menace, Leeds, United Kingdom, 1 year ago

Stop the yulin dog torture and the killing of wildlife to feed the ivory trade and then talk to us about what is right and what belongs to you

别举办玉林狗肉节，别虐待狗，别虐杀野生动物，别搞象牙贸易

然后再来对我们说哪些是对的，哪些东西属于你们

YES, Allovertheworld, United Kingdom, 1 year ago

I think I would give it back..especially since the remains are inside..

要是我，我会归还的，特别是里面有肉身佛

SAD FACE, Happy Hunting Grounds, United States, 1 year ago

He is like wanted some sort of compensation or profit from obvious stolen religious artifact

那个收藏家是想要钱吧，佛像显然是他们偷来的

oliviaeve, minneapolis, United States, 1 year ago

The face of the statue in the picture of the one that was "stolen" and this one are completely different...

图上的佛像和“偷来”的佛像，感觉不是同一个啊

KrustyToeNails, Hahaha, United States（美国）

Let's open it up and see what's inside who cares about their beliefs lol

打开了看看不就知道里面是什么了，谁会在意他们的信仰啊

karystos1, Philadelphia, United States, 1 year ago

No

不可以

karystos1, Philadelphia, United States, 1 year ago

The X-rays say everything that needs to be said

拍X光就知道了